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No. 306,584. Patented Oct. 14, 181846.,

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FREDERIC COOK, OF 'NEW' ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,584, dated October 14:, 1884.

Application filed July 22, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIC Cook, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bale-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

In the present improvement I combine the looped end of the band, commonly known as the oblate hook, with side riveting-strips on the buckle, and use both hook and strips in combination with the open-slot arrow-tie buckle. rlhe riveting-strips on buckle hold it to the band without any loss of strength to the band, and, each band having its buckle fixed on its end, no buckles can be lost in shipping or manipulation of bundles. This is an advantage to handlers of ties and to the plant` ers. Then the tie is applied to the bale, the expansive force of the bale, on being released from pressure, assists in holding the inwardlyturned bent end of the Xed end of band from slipping, so that the strain of the bale does not altogether come on the side ri vetin g-strips of buckle, but the looped end will partly strain on the bar of buckle. Thus the strain is partly taken on the inwardly-turned end of band against the bale, the bar of buckle, and the sideriveting'strips, which, ifnot strong enough to resist the entire strain, will do so in part. W'heu the tie is once on the bale, the oitice of the riveting-strips has been performed-that of simply fastening the buckle to band, for shipping purposes, without perforating or eutting the band, so its full strength may be preserved. Bands fastened in this way may be made of lighter iron, and consequently lighter bundles may be furnished the trade having equal strength of wider or heavier bands fastened to buckles by a rivet.

In the accompanying drawings like letters refer to like parts, in which Figure lis a perspective View of the well`known arrowbuckle with my improvement ot' my side rivetingstrips. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of same buckle, showing the fixed `end E and the free end I of band both in the buckle and as the tie will appear on the bale. Fig. 3 is a sec; tion through line A I5 of Fig. l. Fig. et is a section through line C l) of Fig. 2. Fig.

5 is a longitudinal section through both bars of buckle of Fig. 2 and through the iiXed end E of band. Fig. 6 shows the rivetingstrips G on side of buckle next the bale.. The fixed looped end of band is fastened by the rivetingstrips being clinched over the bent end K. Fig. 7 shows the fixed end of band on the under side of the buckle next the bale, with a short bent end, L, turned outward and hooked onto bar of buckle, secured by the riveting-strips being clinched over short bent end. rlhis fastening has no dependence on the eX- pansive force ofthe bale to assist in taking the strain.

The iron for buckles is rolled in bars of a shape or section like Fig. 3. The buckles are punched like Fig. 1. to be fixed in buckle at the factory is first formed into an oblate hook, as shown at Figs. 2, 5, and 6, and is bent so that the space between is about the same as thethieknessof bar F. rlhe bent end is then hooked onto bar F, and the side riveting-strips, G G, are pressed or clinched over by a die or hammered over the edges of the band, as shown at Figs.. 2 and 4. The balance of the strips G, at the slotted bar H, form a recessed seat for the looped end of band I, which is inserted sidewise through slot J, in usual manner. In the ordinary arrow-buckles sometimes the oblate hook I catches on the long side of bar H atan angle, and the buckle breaks. The described side strips G will prevent this to a great extent, and cause the looped free end I to stay in its seat after the tic is adj usted on bale.

The riveting-strips G maybe made on either side of buckle and clinched over edges of band, as shown at Figs. 2, 4, and 5, or over edges of short bent end, as at G, Fig. 7, or over edges of Along bent end, as at Fig. 6; but I prefer the mode of fastening shown at Figs. 2, 4, and 5, as being more convenient to manufacture. At same time the action of the eXpansivc force of the bale against the long bent end is availed of in combination with the. fixed The end of band E end of band secured by the riveting-strips G, y

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do not broadly claim riveting-strips on a What I claim as my invention, and desire to buckle, as sueh are shown in my Letters Patsecure by Letters Patent, isent No.188,725. Abele-tie has also been eo1n- The combination of the arrow-tie .buckle posed of cords or ropes and a. plate having with side riveting-strips and the band having` r5 5 prongs to bend around the eords for securing a looped end extending around and riveted to them, as in Patent No. 133,858. the buckle, substantially as described.

My invention differs from the above in that I combine an arrow-tie buckle With7 a band FREDERIC COOK' having end loops which extend around the tie, Vitnesses: 1o the band being fixed to the tie by rveting- LLOYD PosEY,

strips, as shown and set forth. S. S. CARLISLE. 

